The surrogate presides over the probate of wills.

He was also Judge for probate of wills, and succeeded his father as Commissary General.

McIsaac, who was also a justice of the peace and a commissioner for the probate of wills, was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1879.

The Circuit Courts have exclusive original jurisdiction in domestic relations matters (such as divorce, annulment, and child custody), and over the probate of wills.

Each county in New York City has a Surrogate's Court, which oversees the probate of wills and administers estates.

The Suffolk County Surrogate's Court hears cases involving the affairs of decedents, including the probate of wills and the administration of estates, guardianships, and adoptions.

On the property side he investigates title to land, prepares contracts of sale, conveyances and wills, obtains probate of wills, and frequently acts as executor and trustee.

The work involves the legal processes of obtaining probate of wills and the winding up of a deceased person's affairs so that the wishes expressed in those wills may be carried out.

The Circuit Courts are trial courts with original jurisdiction in cases involving capital offenses, felonies, land disputes, contested probates of wills, and civil lawsuits in disputes with an amount in controversy over $4,000.

Probate divisions - Formerly probate was handled by separate probate courts under Ohio Constitution of 1851, which had original jurisdiction over the probate of wills, supervision of the administration of estates, and guardianship.

They set a cap on fees, both for the probate of wills and mortuary expenses for burial in hallowed ground; tightened regulations covering rights of sanctuary for criminals; and reduced to two the number of church benefices that could in future be held by one man.

Civil law courts provide a forum for deciding disputes involving tort (such as accidents, negligence, and libel), contract disputes, the probate of wills, trusts, property disputes, administrative law, commercial law, and any other private matters that involve private parties and other groups including government institutions.

This substitute judge stopped being a second-class judicial citizen when he was given jurisdiction over the probate of wills; an additional meaning was given to the judge in that field when he was considered to be acting as surrogate for, or in place of, the deceased parents of a minor.